St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-24
The Jubilee Review Off Spithead Mag
nificent and Unparalleled
Marine Event.
Great Britain's Might and Power Upon
the Seas Displayed at It's Ut
most Extent.
The Maneuvers Witnessed by the Queen
and Thousands Of People
From Abroad.
John Morley's Views on Irish Politics
1.-The General Budget Of
Foreign News.


mouth and South Sea have been
thronged for days past in anticipation
of the jubilee naval review, fixed for this
asternoon at Spithead. The crowds
were immensely augmented this morn
ing by the arrival of innumerable visi-
tors from all parts of the country, who
came by special trains from London and
other centers. The good posi-.
tisns for observing the display
were well occupied. The weather
could not have been more favorable.
There was bright sunshine and light
breeze was blowing. Everything was
in holiday attire, and gay dresses and
splendid uniforms gave the crowded
thorOughfares brilliant appearance.
SPECIAL TRAINS
brought down from London the lords of
the admiralty, members of the house of
lords and commons and numerous rep
resentatives of the foreign embassies.
Minister Phelps travelled in special
saloon coach. He was accompanied by
his wife and Mrs. Loomis. In
the same coach with the American
Lane, United States minister to
France, Jabez l.. NJ. Curry, United
States minister to Spain; Henry White,
second secretary of the American lega-
tiOn at London, and his wife; Lieut..
Chadwick, naval attache of the Ameri-
can legation at London, and Mrs. Chad
wick; Lieut.. Buckingham, naval attache
of the American legation at Paris, and
Mrs. Buckingham: Hon. L. M. Waller,
United States general consul at London /:
Gen. sJoseph P.Hawley, Senator Frye
and A. Hopkins, member of congress
from Aurora, Ill.
MINISTER PHELPS PARTY
appeared to be thoroughly enjoying
themselves. all being in the best of
spirits. III. l.. Horton and family were
aboard the private yacht Ezra Rust.
August Jay, second secretary of the
American legation at Paris, Chester A.
Arthur, Mrs. Frank Leslie and Mrs.
Logan Roots were also aflOat aboard
different crafts. w. K. Vanderbilt's
yacht, the Alva, was conspicuous
IN the marine procession to Spit
head and was beautifully decorated
with flags. The scene at Portsmouth
was one of eytrerae pnimatiOn Hun
dreds of private crafts of every deScrip-
ton, all handsomely decorated and well
freighted with gaily dressed people
being anchored here. 1t looked like a
gigantic marine picnic. The Bonnie
Doom carried scores of Americans. The
crowds affioat and ashore were enormous.
On arriving at Portsmouth dOckyard
THE FAVORED FEW
embarked on board troop ships ap-
pointed to convey them from here and
Southampton to Spithead. The first
troop ships to leave with guests were
two huge Indian liners from SOuthamp-
ton. These were followed by other
troop ships from the Portsmouth dock
yard and by scores of steamboats, carry
ing great loads of passengers to view
the naval tournament. The steamer
Bonnie Doom was filled with Americans.
The vessels forming vast fleet at
Spithead were divided into three cruiS-
ing squadrOns and moved in columns
line ahead, the ships two cables apart,
columns at three cables apart. The
flagship headed each division and faced
eastward. There were also formed in
columns of division, parallel to the
other squadrons and arranged in the
same manner, the coast defense ships,
gunboats and torpedo boats. Six train
ing ships were mOored in single column
in shore parallel to the other lines. The
foreign ships of war present were
anchored Off BrowndOwn. Never be-
fore has the world seen in all its history
such feet gathered together. 1t rep
resented
EVERY CLASS OF VESSEL
in the British navy, from the majestic
ironclad to the spiteful torpedo boat.
Standing as steadily on the chOppy sea
as she did in her palmy days was Lord
Nelson's old ship Victory, one of the
noteworthy sights ON this memorial
day. Every ship or steamboat
that passed her gave her a round
of cheers till her old timbers echoed.
just before O'Clock the royal yacht AL
bert and Victoria, with her majesty the
queen on board, started for her buoy,
preceded by the Trinity yacht and fol-
lowed by the royal yachts Osborne and
Alberta, and her majesty's ships En-
chantress, Helicon, Euphrates, Croco-
die and Malabar. The royal yacht and
the vessels accompanying her passed
between the lines, leaving the coast de-
fense squadrons on the port side. After
proceeding as far as the Horse Elbow
buoy
THE ROYAL YACHT
turned to Starboard, passing between
the two columns of large ships forming
A, B and G squadrons and then between
lH6 lines O1 IOrtlSu SLIpS. Altcl lilO
entire tour of the ships had been made
the great cannon on the large shlpS pc
gan to thunder forth the royal salute.
As each gun sent its tribute out over
the waters the vessels began to roll and
the sea to heave. The vessels drawn
up in line extended over four miles,
and even this line was added to
by the great troop ships laden with
spectators, also falling in line and salut-
ing as the queen passed. AT the end of
the review the visitors were landed and
crowds gathered along the shore to wit
ness the magnificent display of this
evening, when the ships were covered
with lanterns and fireworks discharged:
The queen arrived at COwes, Isle OF
Wight. at $40 o'clock this evening, hav-
ing been delayed by the dense fog
which prevailed.